Week 39: 5/29 - 6/2
Mon: No School ~ Memorial Day
Tues: Short test on Ch8 on Thurs
iReady is not required this week. You can do 1 or 2 lessons for extra credit.
Wed: Ch8 test tomorrow - There will be 2 types of problems:
1. Multiply fractions and mixed numbers
2. Divide fractions and mixed numbers
(We didn't cover a bunch of the lessons, so that's it!)
Thurs:
Fri:
**Every week you need to be completing at least 2 lessons totaling at least 45 minutes on iReady Math.
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Week 38: 5/22 - 5/26
Mon: No HW
Tues: No HW
Wed: No HW
Thurs: Finish today's classwork before Tuesday: Ch8 Review p286 #1-4, 10-11, 14-15 (no estimating needed)
Fri: FIELD DAY
Week 37: 5/15 - 5/19
Mon: No HW; Play the multiplying fractions games if you need practice.
We'll begin the diagnostic tomorrow >> Make sure you have headphones
Tues: No HW; Diagnostic this week
Wed: No HW
Thurs: No HW
Fri: 6th Field Trip
**iReady lessons are extra credit this week up to 4 points.
Week 36: 5/8 - 5/12
Mon: Finish the Ch7 Review p244 #7-13, 16, 17
Tues: Prepare for the Ch7 Test - Use the chapter review and study the addition properties (7-1).
Know how to use the mental math strategies (p234), especially "look for sums of 1."
Important vocab: evaluate/simplify the expression, inverse operations.
Wed: The test will be on Thursday. (It was postponed because of the shorter periods on Wed.)
Thurs: No HW; Don't forget about iReady.
Fri: Finish today's classwork. See the email that I sent you for the specific information.
(If you were completing a test during class, you must catch up with this over the weekend.)
Week 35: 5/1 - 5/5
Mon: 7-6 p233 #9, 11, 12
Tues: No HW - This would be a good day to get done one iReady lesson.
Wed: 7-8 p237 #7, 8, 18, 21
Thurs: No HW
Fri: Make sure your iReady is done for the week.
Week 34: 4/24 - 4/28
Mon: Finish 1 Teacher-Assigned iReady lesson
Tues: No HW (Begin studying/memorizing the 4 properties from 7-1)
Wed: GREEN 7-3 #19, 22, 23, 31
BLUE 7-3 #35-37 and 7-4 #25
Thurs: GREEN 7-3 #35-37 and 7-4 #25, 27, 29
BLUE 7-4 #26, 27, 29
Fri: No HW
Week 33: 4/17 - 4/21
Mon: 6-17 HW p211 #7-11, 23-26
Tues: Ch6 Review p216 #27-35
Test on Thurs
Wed: Ch6 Decimals Test tmw
Thurs: No HW (but don't forget about iReady! If you haven't finished a lesson yet this week, finish one tonight.)
Fri: iReady day
~Spring Break~
Week 32: 4/3 - 4/7
Mon: 6-15 HW p207 #22, 25, 26, 32, 34, 35
Tues: No HW
Wed: Green No HW
Blue Finish 6-16 examples from class
Thurs: No HW
Fri: Good Friday - No School - Spring Break begins
**This week is only 3.5 days, so the requirement for iReady will be a minimum of 1 lesson and 20 minutes. If you complete 2 or 3 lessons, you will receive extra points.
Week 31: 3/27 - 3/31
Mon: 6-13 p203 #29-34 Use shortcuts!
Tues: ~Field Trip~ No other homework...but don't forget about iReady!
Wed: No book HW...but you should have 1 lesson on iReady done by tonight.
Practice & prepare for the retake test. (If I've talked to you about this.)
Thurs: Finish the work, if you didn't in class: 6-14 p205 #12, 14, 16-18, 33, 34, 48-50
Fri: No HW
Week 30: 3/20 - 3/24
Mon: ~Test Day~ No HW
Tues: iReady day in class ...if you didn't finish 1 lesson yet, finish it for homework. Continue with the teacher-assigned lessons if you still have them.
Wed: Finish work from class: 6-12 p201 #11-20
Converting Base 10 Fractions (Math Antics)
***If you need to review place value in the decimals, below are a few helpful videos. You should know the names of each place to the millionths, and how to read numbers that go to that place.
Decimal Place Value (Math Antics) Place Value with Decimals (Khan Academy)
Thurs: Finish 6-12 p201 #27-29, 31, 35-38 (Complete the problems just like the notes. For #36-38, just write the word.)
Fri: Make sure you have met the iReady requirement for the week.
Friday Classwork (Finish for HW):
1. Watch the video: Convert any Fraction to a Decimal (Math Antics)
2. Read over the examples in the book on p202.
3. 6-13 p202-203 #5-6, 14-16, 21-22, 26-28, 40
4. If you need more examples, watch these videos:
How to Convert Fractions to Decimals (Mr. J)
How To Convert Fractions to Decimals (Org Chem)
Week 29: 3/13 - 3/17
Mon: Complete 1 iReady Math lesson tonight. If you have teacher-assigned lessons, work on those before continuing on My Path. Try to get through those lessons by Wed, so they can help you on the test. We will not have an iReady day in class this week.
** The TEST covering 6-1 to 6-11 (including adding & subtracting fractions) will be on MONDAY.
Tues: For the homework, you're practicing finding a common denominator and then adding or subtracting. Complete it just like we did in the notes. (You do not need to estimate.)
7-3 HW p227 #8-10, 19 AND...
7-5 HW p230 #6-7
**I just added 2 teacher-assigned lessons for everyone. The first is about Least Common Multiples. The second is about adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators (so you need to find the LCM to get a common denominator).
Wed: Finish the Chapter 6 Review p216 #2-4, 9-11, 14-15, 21-23, 25-26, 31-33
Continue working on the teacher-assigned lessons on iReady
Test on Monday
Thurs: Test on Monday (6-1 to 6-11)
Fri: No School
*You have the regular iReady Math requirements this week.
Videos for Chapter 6:
Prime & Composite #s, Factorization, & Factor Trees (Math Antics)
Factor Trees
Factors and Prime Factorization (steps)
Prime #s, Factor Trees, and Prime Factorization (concepts & steps)
Equivalent Fractions
Equivalent Fractions (Mr. J)
Equivalent Fractions (Let's Do Math)
Improper Fractions, Mixed Numbers:
Mr. J , Math Antics , Ms. Steele
Change a Mixed Number to an Improper Fraction (Let's Do Math)
Week 28: 3/6 - 3/10
Mon: 6-3 HW p183 #23-25 (Do the factor trees and prime factorization just like the notes.)
Videos: Factors and Prime Factorization (steps)
Prime #s, Factor Trees, and Prime Factorization (concepts & steps)
Tues:
Wed:
Thurs:
Fri:
Week 27: 2/27 - 3/3
Mon: No HW
Tues: No HW
Wed: No HW, but don't forget about iReady!
Thurs: 6-6 HW p189 GREEN #43, 44, 46 (Don't do #45...We did it as an example.)
BLUE #43, 44, 46, 47 (Don't do #45...We did it as an example.)
Fri: 6-4 HW p185 #36-39
Week 26: 2/20 - 2/24
Mon: No School
Tues: Finish the Chapter5 Review WS
Wed: Finish the iReady teacher-assigned lesson, "Practice: Positive and Negative Numbers"
Thurs: Study for Integers Test (Use the review WS.)
Fri: Test today. No HW. Just make sure your iReady is done for the week.
**The regular iReady requirement applies to this week.
Week 25: 2/13 - 2/17
Mon: Finish problems from class:
GREEN 5-2 p153 #1-5, 16-24
BLUE 5-2 p153 #12-24
**If you were absent, watch this video on absolute value: Absolute Value (Mr. J)
If you don't understand what integers are, these videos will help:
Integers (Math Antics)
Integers (Mr. J)
Integers (PBS)
Tues: Finish the first TWO teacher-assigned lessons on iReady.
ALSO, if you were absent yesterday, do Monday's 5-2 homework listed above.
Wed: No HW
Here's the video from today: Absolute Value (Math Antics)
Thurs: Finish the iReady teacher-assigned lesson, "Understand Absolute Value"
Fri: No School...Make sure your iReady is complete for the week.
Week 24: 2/6 - 2/10
Mon: Study for the Chapter 4 Test (It's tomorrow!)
Tues: No HW (We'll finish the test tmw)
Wed: No HW
Thurs: No HW (iReady day in class)
Fri: No HW, but here is the video we watched in class: Integers (Math Antics)
Week 23: 1/30 - 2/3
Mon: 4-11 HW p142-143 #4-6, 8, 9
Tues: No HW (Happy Students Day!)
Wed: Finish Ch4 Review problems p144 #1-13
Thurs: Ch4 Review GREEN #14-22
BLUE #14-22, 27, 28
Fri: The Chapter 4 Test is Tuesday
Week 22: 1/23 - 1/27
Mon: 4-7 HW p135 #1, 3, 9
Tues: No HW, but this might be a good day to get an iReady lesson done.
Wed: 4-7 HW p135 GREEN #5, 10, 20, 21
BLUE #5, 14, 20, 21
Thurs: 4-10 HW p141 GREEN #2-6
BLUE #2, 4, 5
Fri: No HW
Week 21: 1/16 - 1/20
Mon: No School
Tues: 4-5 HW p131 #1-3, 19-20
Wed: GREEN 4-6 HW p133 #3, 7, 10 , 14
BLUE 4-5 HW p131 #14, 15, 22
Thurs: Don't forget that you need 2 iReady lessons this week! We will have time in class tomorrow, but it might be a good idea to do some tonight.
Fri: Make sure you've met the iReady requirement for the week...2 lessons, 45 minutes
Week 20: 1/9 - 1/13
Mon through Thurs: No HW (iReady diagnostic testing Tues through Thurs during math class.)
Fri: 4-3 Review HW p127 #5, 7, 10
*iReady lessons completed this week will count as extra credit. > Up to 5 points (5 lessons).
Week 19: 1/5 - 1/6
~Winter Break~
Thurs: No HW
Fri: No HW
*There is NO set requirement for iReady this week.
Week 18: 12/19 - 12/21
Mon: Finish the first iReady Teacher-Assigned lesson from Friday, if you haven't yet. (Understand Algebraic Expressions) > If you didn't pass, you will need to complete the 2nd attempt by tomorrow evening.
Tues: No HW
Wed: No HW
~Winter Break~
Week 17: 12/12 - 12/16
Mon: 4-3 HW p126 #1, 2, 4
Tues: 4-3 HW p126-127 GREEN #3, 6-8
BLUE #5-8
Wed: No book HW; This would be a good day to get your iReady lessons done.
Thurs: 4-4 HW p128 #5-8
Fri: Be sure you have your 2 iReady lessons (& 45 min) done for the week by Saturday.
Week 16: 12/5 - 12/9
Mon: 4-1 HW p123 #6-8, 19
Tues: 4-1 HW p123 GREEN #14, 20, 26
BLUE #14, 18, 20, 26
Wed: No HW
Thurs: 4-2 HW p125 GREEN #10-14, 19-20
BLUE #6,9-11, 13-14
Fri: No Class - Be sure you have your 2 iReady lessons (& 45 min) done for the week by Saturday.
Week 15: 11/28 - 12/2
Mon: Ch3 Review (Part2) p116 #5, 27, 29, 32-35
Ch3 Test on Wed > moved to Thurs
Tues: Ch3 Review (Part 3) p116 #30, 36
Ch3 Test on Thurs
Wed: Study for the Ch3 Test
Thurs: No HW (but don't forget about your iReady lessons!)
Fri: Only Homework is to be sure you have your 2 iReady lessons (& 45 min) done for the week by Saturday.
Week 14: 11/21 - 11/22
Mon: 3-13 HW p113 #2-3
Chapter 3 Review p116 #6-11, 13-14, 16-17, 19, 21-25
(Finish the Divisibility WS if you didn't yet.)
Tues: Same as above.
Thanksgiving Break
Week 13: 11/14 - 11/18
Mon: 3-9 HW p105 #3, 4, 7, 8, 30, 31, 41
Tues: 3-12 HW p111 #1-3
Wed: 3-12 HW p111 #24-25, 29-30, 37-39
Thurs: 3-11 HW p109 #13-16
Fri: Complete your iReady Math lessons for the week if you haven't yet.
Update your iReady tracking sheets.
Week 12: 11/7 - 11/11
Mon: GREEN 3-6 HW p99 #21, 22, 25, 26
BLUE 3-6 HW p99 #24-26
Tues: No HW
Wed: No HW
Thurs: 3-8 HW p103 #28-32
Extra credit problems due tomorrow
Fri: No HW
Week 11: 10/31 - 11/4
Mon: No Homework
Tues: No Math class today > No homework
Wed: Finish the work from class: 3-4 HW p94-95 #4, 12-16, 21, 27-28, 35-36
Thurs: 3-5 HW p97 #31-37
Videos to reinforce concept of dividing decimals by powers of 10 (Lesson 3-4):
Dividing a decimal by a power of 10 - Khan Academy (very clear explanations)
Dividing by Powers of Ten - Mr. J (more practice problems, including one with exponents)
Multiplying & Dividing by Powers of 10 - Mr. J (moving the decimal the the left & right)
Fri: Make sure that you've completed at least 2 iReady Math lessons this week & have a minimum of 40 minutes.
Week 10: 10/24 - 10/28
Mon: No Homework
Tues: Long Division HW p89 #1-3, 8 (Solve all like we did in class>Long Division)
Rewatch the video from class, if needed: Long Division (Math Antics)
Another helpful video: Long Division (Mr. J)
Wed: 3-3 HW p93 #1, 3, 5 (You only need to solve using long division.)
Thurs: Finish your top teacher-assigned lesson on iReady Math
Fri: Finish these problems from the classwork: 3-3 p93 #24-25
Week 9: 10/17 - 10/21
Mon: Complete the Chapter 3 Review p82 #2-3, 11-14 (estimate & exact), 17-20, 22-24, 26-28
Tues: Prepare for the Chapter 3 test
Wed: Complete at least the first iReady Teacher-Assigned lesson.
(If the lessons are taking you a long time, you may complete the second one tomorrow.)
Ch3 Test tomorrow
Thurs: No Homework
Fri: Finish #7-9 on the Order of Operations WS
(If you were absent or finishing a test today, you don't have to worry about this until next week.)
Week 8: 10/10 - 10/14
Mon: NO SCHOOL
Tues: 2-5 HW p75 #11-13, 15-17, 32, 36-38
Wed: GREEN 2-6 HW p77 #1-3, 7, 16-17, 24
BLUE 2-6 HW p77 #15-17
Math Antics explains the concept of Scientific Notation wonderfully, so watch this one first!
(Feel free to watch at 1.25x speed.)
To see more examples of how to convert between standard form & Scientific Notation, watch this video.
Thurs: Recommended: Watch the Math Antics video listed above.
Mandatory: Complete 1 Math lesson on iReady Math. (This should take around 20 to 30 min.)
If you start today in the middle of a lesson that doesn't take long to finish, go on to the next lesson.
Fri: Make sure that you've completed at least 1 iReady Math lesson and have a minimum of 30 minutes this week.
Week 7: 10/3 - 10/7
Mon: Watch this video for homework: How to Multiply by a 3-Digit Number (Mr J)
Then complete 2-3 HW p71 #8-11 (Find the estimate and the exact answer.)
Optional:
Digit by 2-Digit Multiplication (Mr J)
Estimating Whole Number Products (Mr J)
Multiplying Whole Numbers, Part 2 (Mr J)
Tues: FIRST, watch ones of these multiplication videos:
** How to Multiply by a 3-Digit Number (Mr J)
Digit by 2-Digit Multiplication (Mr J)
Multiplying Whole Numbers, Part 2 (Mr J)
2-3 HW (Day 2) p71 #12-15 > Estimate. Then solve for the exact answer. Use the notes as an example.
Wed: 2-4 HW p73 #21-23, 38
Optional video: Multiplying Decimals (Mr. J)
Thurs: You should have 45 minutes in iReady Math by Saturday
Fri: NO SCHOOL
Week 6: 9/26 - 9/30
Mon: 1-13 p59 #16-18
Chapter 1 Review p60 #11-25
The iReady Teacher-Assigned lesson may be finished tonight or tomorrow. ("Fluently Add & Subtract Decimals")
Tues: Study for the test (Use notes, the book, & the chapter review to study.)
Finish the iReady Teacher-Assigned lesson, "Fluently Add & Subtract Decimals."
Wed: No HW
Thurs: 2-1 HW p67 #1-8, 28-31
Fri: 2-2 HW p69 #8-11, 19-20, 28-29
Week 5: 9/19 - 9/23
Mon: Finish from class: 1-13 p58 #4-7
1-8 HW p49 #13-16
Tues: Finish the classwork (1-9 p51 #6, 20, 27, 28)
Wed: Finish any remaining teacher-assigned lessons on iReady Math
GREEN 1-10 HW p53 #7-11, 25-26
BLUE 1-10 HW p53 #1-4, 7-11
Videos for translating words into algebraic expressions: (Focus on the addition & subtraction ones for now.)
-Words to Algebraic Expressions - Rock Math
-Words to Algebraic Expressions - Math Gal
-Writing Algebraic Expressions - Mr. J
Thurs: GREEN 1-11 HW p55 #15-20
BLUE 1-11 HW p55 #7, 8, 15-18
Fri: 1-12 HW p57 #2-6
Week 4: 9/12 - 9/16
Mon: Finish the Teacher-Assigned lesson on iReady, "Round Decimals."
Tues: 1-5 HW p43 #1, 2, 9-11
Wed: Finish the first two iReady Teacher-Assigned lessons ("Round Decimals" and "Practice: Round Decimals")
Thurs: 1-6 HW p45 #1-3, 12, 15, 20
These videos don't show how to chose which place to round to, but they show estimating using rounding:
Estimate Decimal Sums (Mr. J)
Estimate Decimal Differences (Mr. J)
Fri: -Make sure all completed iReady lessons are written on your tracking sheet.
-Do your third Teacher-Assigned math lesson on iReady. ("Round Decimals" and "Practice: Round Decimals"
should be done already. Do the next lesson listed.)
Week 3: 9/5 - 9/9
Mon: No School
Tues: 1-3 HW p39 #26, 28-30
(Watch this fabulous video for expanded form with negative exponents. (up to 1:40)
Here's the video we watched in class: Negative Powers of 10 video. (up to 5:06)
Wed: 1-4 HW p41 #3-10, 16-17
Thurs: Review Problems for Quiz p60 #1-10; p58 #1, 3
Quiz tomorrow on lessons 1-1 to 1-4
Fri: Prepare for the second part of the quiz. We will finish on Monday.
Week 2: 8/29 - 9/2
Mon: 1-1 HW p35 #8, 19, 22, 23, 28-30
Tues: 1-2 HW p37 #4, 5, 10-12
Wed: 1-2 HW p37 #7, 9
Thurs: 1-2 HW p37 #13, 14-19 (only standard form), 20-21
Fri: 1-3 HW p39 #1-4, 9-10, 23